A chalk dragon and an insecure young artist. A confident girl seeking the Old Man in the Moon with (believe it or not) another dragon. A homeless and fatherless family living under a bridge in Paris with a grumpy old tramp. A middle school girl wrestling through inadequacy and bullying. Suzy and Sammy Littletail. We […]
What happens when home becomes horrific, and you have nowhere to go? What does it feel like to find yourself unsafe in the one place your foundational thoughts tell you should be your haven? Or worse, when it’s all taken from you and you’re left at the mercy of the world? We are inundated right […]
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. James 1:19-20 Right. Got it. But that’s just. so. hard. When you’re in the throes of what feels like […]
I forget. I always forget. Ray and Willa haven’t grown up with my norms. They aren’t walking through parks, malls, restaurants, or sitting in traffic at red lights. We’ve been back in PNG from our last furlough for over a year and in that time they haven’t seen a drinking fountain, a public restroom, consistently […]
I started writing this Monday afternoon. It’s been a very long time since I made a concerted effort to write, and I was proud of myself. Despite the typically unbearable heat of October I was winning. Ray was spending a much anticipated afternoon at the office. Willa was asleep. Cricket was asleep. Two children peaceful […]
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